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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 13 |
| 2018-07-18 | -- |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | -- |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3080 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 500 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 40.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 69.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is a little bit better than Huawei nova 3, having an 81.5 score against 76.3. These phones use Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra has older 13 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is a a lot lighter but thicker cellphone than Huawei nova 3.
Huawei nova 3 has a much powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, although it has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Huawei nova 3 has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, although it has a much lower 1080 x 2340px resolution, a bit smaller display and a just a little lower display density.
The Huawei nova 3 features a superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Huawei nova 3 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB. The Galaxy S23 Ultra takes much better photos and videos than Huawei nova 3, because it has a bigger aperture to capture better low light photos and a back camera with much more MP.
The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra features greater battery duration than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 3750mAh.
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